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  1. 1. ENCOUNTERING AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

    Author : Zeinab Nazari; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : Simulator; ; driving simulation; ; EVA warning; ; driving;

    Abstract : Purpose: This thesis aims to investigate the effectiveness of the Emergency Vehicle Approaching (EVA) warning and training on drivers' behavior when encountering an emergency vehicle in a driving simulator. Theory: Cognitive load theory was adopted as a theoretical framework for this study. READ MORE

  3. 2. OPTIMISATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF TECHNOLOGICAL ARTEFACTS An Experimental Study Investigating the Role of Causal Cognition and Social Learning in Micro-society Paradigms

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Albin Högberg; Eva Iliefski-Janols; [2023-02-01]
    Keywords : Cumulative Technological Culture; Cognitive Niche Hypothesis; Cultural Niche Hypothesis; Social Learning; Causal Cognition; Micro-society Paradigms;

    Abstract : Cumulative technological culture - how humans can build upon and improve the technology and tools of earlier generations - has been regarded as a main contributing factor for Homo sapiens' success as a species. In this study we investigate the role of causal cognition and social learning in the optimisation of technological artefacts. READ MORE

  4. 3. Fast Art – A Virtual Fashion Exhibition

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Medie- och Informationsteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Eva Masiero; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable Fashion; Virtual Reality; Art; Co-Design;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on research through the design process of building an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) experience concept resembling a digital art gallery. It covers the topics of sustainable fashion, changing people’s perspectives and behaviour, and new technologies like VR and Artificial Intelligence (AI). READ MORE

  5. 4. “Black Wombs Matter" : A Case Study of the Maternal Deaths of Black Women in the US, Based on the Documentary Aftershock

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Eva Maggy Mireille Meignen; [2023]
    Keywords : Black Maternal Mortality - United States of America - Unequal Health Care - Pregnancy-Related Death - Redlining - Segregation - Social Determinants of Health - Abortion - Access to Health - Bias - Location - Change - “Black Wombs Matter” - Reproductive Rights – Black American Imprisonment;

    Abstract : The maternal mortality rate in the USA is the highest in the industrialized world. Black women in the USA are three times more likely to die due to pregnancy and childbirth-related health issues than their white counterparts. According to 2017–2019 data from the CDC, 80% of these deaths are preventable. READ MORE

  6. 5. Twice as good as others (and still discriminated) : Successful Romani Women representation in the Czech and Slovak media

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Eva Hnizdo Dianiskova; [2023]
    Keywords : Romani women; success; discrimination; media representation;

    Abstract : Stigmatisation of Romani women is the rule rather than the exception in many countries around Europe, something that has also been confirmed through research. That is one reason why I have chosen to highlight successful Romani women in this study. READ MORE